Cost of living comparison

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Barreiro vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Barreiro is 88.1% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Barreiro
Groceries
pay 1.2% more in Barreiro
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Barreiro
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Barreiro
Childcare
pay 87.2% more in Barreiro
Entertainment and Sports
pay 86.1% more in Barreiro
Clothing
pay 91.0% more in Barreiro

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Barreiro are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Barreiro.

Barreiro vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Barreiro instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Phnom Penh
Barreiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
KHR20,018.85
$14.02
€12.04
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
KHR28,026.39
$9.93
€8.53
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
KHR3,721.15
$2.19
€1.88

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pay 1.2% more for groceries

 
Phnom Penh
Barreiro
Bread
1 loaf
$1.65
KHR6,608.28
$1.57
€1.35
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.70
KHR26,825.26
$4.67
€4.01
Milk (1 gallon) $8.17
KHR32,701.82
$4.03
€3.46

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Phnom Penh
Barreiro
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.33
KHR17,336.51
$7.43
€6.38
Monthly public transit pass $9.60
KHR38,436.20
$46.72
€40.12
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,000.00
KHR196,184,757.29
$35,039.69
€30,092.47

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Phnom Penh
Barreiro
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.29
KHR85,223.90
$43.22
€37.11
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $481.60
KHR1,928,225.26
$992.79
€852.62
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $273.92
KHR1,096,705.90
$817.59
€702.16

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pay 87.2% more for childcare

 
Phnom Penh
Barreiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $293.33
KHR1,174,439.36
$642.39
€551.70
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,141.67
KHR28,593,594.73
$11,095.90
€9,529.28

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pay 86.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Phnom Penh
Barreiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.21
KHR4,837.39
$2.34
€2.01
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.53
KHR10,114.79
$2.53
€2.17
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.88
KHR7,507.07
$6.02
€5.17

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pay 91.0% more for clothing

 
Phnom Penh
Barreiro
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$25.75
KHR103,097.09
$87.60
€75.23
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.33
KHR93,421.31
$39.42
€33.85
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.00
KHR352,331.81
$87.60
€75.23

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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